Fisher says people care more about his Hottest 100 #2 than the Grammys

The man behind the second hottest song of 2018, ‘Losing It’, checked in with us from the Grammys where he was nominated in the Best Dance Recording category. But he says that everyone’s talking about his countdown ranking.

“Everywhere I’ve been going lately, people have been ‘Congratulations on #2’,” he told Veronica & Lewis on triple j Drive.

"I reckon, in Australia, even if I won a Grammy and brought it back they wouldn’t even know what that thing is, but they know what triple j’s [Hottest 100] countdown is. They’re like, ‘Yeah #2, ya beauty!’” Listen in to the chat below.

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Fisher was in London during the Hottest 100 when ‘Losing It’ came out in front of Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’, and behind Ocean Alley’s ‘Confidence’. I love the tune – it’s amazing. I was stoked for them, I was stoked an Australian won.” The only disappointment was that he couldn’t be in the country at the time.

“I’ve been listening to triple j since I was a grom, running around in my undies. For me not to be there to experience getting second is pretty wild so that was the only bummer but the rest of it’s been amazing.”

Though he missed out on Grammy glory (to 'Electricity' - the Dua Lipa-assisted Silk City track from Diplo and Mark Ronson), Fisher made his own fun at the Grammys and was on the hunt for Best Rap Album winner Cardi B.

"I heard she's going to the afterparty I'm going to, so I'll definitely get down and shake some shit with her!"

His other Grammys highlight? "To be honest, getting a beer."

“The whole Red Carpet is dead serious… They’re shoving and pushing you for the next interview. Definitely no beers on that thing.”